O Antiphon Dec 18,"O Adonai and Ruler of the House of Israel, you appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush and on Mount Sinai gave him your law. Come, and teach us the way of prudence."
"sing these songs of freedom; all I have ever had is redemption song" Bob Marley
"Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up a righteous shoot to David; as King he shall reign and govern wisely; he shall do what is just and right in the land. In his days, Judah shall be saved, Israel shall dwell in security. This is the name they shall give him:"The Lord our Justice." Jeremiah
"This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit...the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home...she will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins...Emmanuel, God is with us." Gospel of Matthew
Salvation now has a name: Lord our Justice, Jesus, Emmanuel, God is with us.
The song of redemption can only be properly sung when anonymity gives way to a face and a name; the shadow of the past comes true to form in the present.
The melody of the Old Testament prophecies now have lyrics from the New and together the redemption song echoes in our hearts.
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